Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beasley Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beasley Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beasley Crossroads

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Beasley Crossroads:
  • 35.867844, -87.147229
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Beasley Crossroads

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Beasley Crossroads is near Maury County and also Hickman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Beasley Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beasley Crossroads ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Boston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Boston is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Craigfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Craigfield is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigfield
• Fly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fly is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
• Glenhaven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Glenhaven is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
• Green Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Green Valley is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hill Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hill Town is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
• Kinderhook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinderhook is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
• Lick Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
• Mayberry ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayberry is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Mill Seat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mill Seat is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
• New Flys Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village

How Far From Beasley Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beasley Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beasley Crossroads and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beasley Crossroads to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,047 miles [8,122.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'